Polisher



G. G. BUSH.

POLISHER APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1921.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

Inventor:

I GEORGE G; BUSH, OE BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

POLISHER.

Application filed May 20,

T calla/710m it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE Gr, BUSH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, county of Hartford, Stateof Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Polisher, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enabl'eothers skilled in the art to which it appertains" to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in polishers, such, for example, as for polishing shoes, my object being toprovide a structure which can be easily and'inexpensive-l-y made, andv can also be efficiently and conveniently manipulated. To this end, and also to improve generally upon devices of the character indicated, my invention consists in the various matters hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan; Figure 2 is a side elevation, the yoke being also shown in dotted lines in position to permit the removal of a cloth; and Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the method of attaching a cloth.

Referring now more particularly to these drawings, 1 indicates a base or body portion, which may conveniently be a block of Wood, and this body portion has its ends provided with transverse channels of generally V-sh-ape to produce beads 2 across the upper edges and lower projecting portions 11, the transverse edges of the lower portions being preferably rounded as at 3, and each of the end surfaces of the block slanting inwardly from the outer edge of the bead and the outer, rounded edge of the lower projection until they meet each other. A pad 41- of' relatively soft, yielding material, as felt, extends along the bottom of the base and around the ends thereof to the bottoms of the before-mentioned notches, where the pad-ends are suitably permanently secured to the block, as by tacks 5.

A yoke is provided which is separable from the block and consists of two substantially U-shaped portions each of which has a transverse end bar 6 and side bars 7 the bars upon each side being connected by coiled springs 8 whose ends are suitably fastened to the bars which they connect. A removable polishing cloth 9 is stretched over the pad 4 and has its ends brought up along the pad-covered ends of the base and there Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1,. 1922;

1921. Serial No. 471,063.

held in positionby the end bars 6 of the res'illent' yoke, these end bars lying in the channelled ends of the block 1 and clamping the cloth against thevv felt pad which covers the block-endsto lines beneath the yoke-bars 6'when the latter are'in the final, securing position, so that this felt forms a yielding hacking into which the cloth ends can he pulled by the yoke bars and thus firmly held. Each end bar 6 of the yoke pressing into-the pad as just explained and lying beneath a head 2 and above the outwardly slanting." lower portion of the block, and these yokeportions being held under tension such position by" the: springsS, the yokeandcl'oth are wellsecuredv upon the block against accidental displacement By grasping the block in the hand the shoe or other article can be polished by brushing, as will be well understood, the cloth rubbing against the article being acted upon and the springs 8 affording slightly roughened surfaces which assist the users grip upon the polisher. To remove the cloth it is only necessary to hold the polisher in one hand and with the other hand pull downwardly upon an end of the cloth, as the end 10, whereupon, the spring 8 allowing the yoke to elongate, that end of the yoke adjacent the cloth-end being pulled will slip over the lower edge of the polisherend, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, and the cloth will be free. To attach a cloth, one end of it (as the left hand one) is caught by the corresponding transverse bar of the bail, as shown in Figure 3, and, the bail then being placed to extend upwardly so that its other transverse bar is above the block 1, the cloth is carried along the bottom of the pad and its free end then threaded over the said upper transverse bar of the bail, all as indicated in Figure 3, whereupon a downward pull upon this free end. 10, of the cloth will not only draw the cloth taut over the pad but will also pull the bail-end down until its transverse bar passes over the right hand bead 2 and snaps into the securing position shown by full lines in Figure 2.

Thus, the present polisher is of extremely simple and inexpensive construction, provides a permanent, yielding, soft pad which can yield to the shoe, or other article, for efficient polishing and yet is covered to prevent wear of the pad, affords a renewable cloth for contact with the article being polished, and provides for easy and simple removal and attachment of such cloth, thus making it convenient not only to renew a cloth when worn but also to use different cloths for polish of different color while the same block and soft pad are employed at all times.

I claim:

1. Ina polisher or the, like, a base,,a re-' movable rubbing element thereon, and a clamp having end portions clamping said =1 rubbing element to .saidbase, said endporunder side of said beads and extending outwardly therefrom, a rubbing element on said base and having portions over the pad at its said end portions, and a clamp havbase block having substantially straight-- sides and also having beads at its ends, said i block extending outwardly at said ends below said beads, a yielding pad secured to said block, said pad extending along the bottom and the ends of said block and having its ends abut-ting against said beads, a removable rubbing element extending over said .pad and a clamp having end portions below saidjbeads and there clamping said rubbing element against said pad, said clamp also having coiled springs connected tosaid end portions and extending along said substantially straight sides ofsaid'block and there exposed to the grasp of the operator; substantially as described. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. i

-GEORGE BusH. 

